Kelowna

If you’re feeling the stress of evacuating your home during the country’s current wildfire emergency, your child likely is too, says one doctor. A state of emergency was declared in West Kelowna, B.C. Thursday. Residents of…
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The raging McDougall Creek wildfire has impacted large swaths of the Central Okanagan. And late Friday night, local emergency officials gave Global News an early estimate of the inferno’s impact, saying 10,000 properties in the…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Interior Health says it’s recommending that hundreds of residents in seven senior care facilities in the Central…
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A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, and evacuations are underway in two neighbourhoods, as two wildfires flared to life late Thursday evening. It’s thought that embers from the nearby McDougall Creek wildfire sparked…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of properties in the Central Okanagan are now under an evacuation alert due to the McDougall Creek wildfire.…
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A crane operating near an apartment building in Kelowna, B.C., has become the subject of a civil suit in the BC Supreme Court. Stober Construction, the owner of Movala, a development under construction, has been barred from using…
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With so much fuel load, parkland is fertile ground for wildfires. That’s why the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is focusing its efforts on fuel mitigation work at its regional parks.“We take ‘FireSmarting’ within our…
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A large number of Kelowna RCMP officers along with members of an emergency response team could be seen surrounding the Bridgewater Estates on Gordon Avenue near Cook Road.  Source link
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In his latest feat, Kelowna’s Nick Pelletier proved that the third time is in fact the charm. From Aug. 1 to Aug. 4, Pelletier swam the length of Okanagan Lake in an attempt to break the current Guinness world record.“I did two…
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A Kelowna, B.C., business owner is pleased to see the province stepping up for business owners, after it announced a new $10.5 million rebate for small businesses targeted by vandalism. Co-owner of Queen of Floors Henry Beaudry…
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